JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 1999

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Fishery Products    Nov. 1999   Nov. 1998   Nov. 1999  Nov. 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult                496         813         390      1,320
Others                    772         699       1,108        856
Fresh
Pacific sockeye             -           -           -          -
Pacific coho                -           -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       73         140          56        121
Atlantic salmon         1,993       1,724       1,227      1,209
Yellowfin tuna          2,507       2,523       1,830      1,844
Bluefin tuna              675         503       2,656      1,614
Bigeye tuna             2,199       1,921       1,797      1,468
Southern bluefin tuna      41          34          80         67
Sea bream                 126         171         118        126
Billfish                  183         218         185        173
Frozen                       
Swordfish                 179          85         137         63
Pacific sockeye         3,181       1,769       1,686      1,383
Pacific coho            1,698       1,026         837        483
Other Pacific salmon    1,907       2,500         430        353
Pink salmon             7,753       7,389       4,489      4,158
Atlantic salmon           724       1,028         370        610
Other salmon              186          83          97         51
Halibut                 2,770       1,717       1,083        681
Albacore tuna             244         172          55         29
Yellowfin tuna          7,124       9,187       2,893      2,196
Skipjack                7,769       6,613         486        666
Bluefin tuna               24         672          12        449
Bigeye tuna            14,439       7,599      11,620      5,081
Herring                 2,012       3,170         163        259
Cod                     5,091       3,542       1,549        990
Mackerel               43,716      26,454       5,421      3,980
Mero                      299         667         259        380
Jack mackerel          11,509       7,298       1,241        881
Sea bream                 574         644         151        146
Capelin                   649         273         244        105
Billfish                  940         579         269        160
Spanish mackerel          140         409          45        137
Rockfish                1,586       2,400         355        728
Sablefish               1,578       1,080       1,447        874
Herring roe             1,211       1,070         446        408
Pollock roe               279       1,345         376        918
Mero, fillet              672         923         867        828
Swordfish, fillet         120          84          66         35
Pollock surimi         21,320      24,269       5,688      6,554
Cod Surimi              1,375       1,490         301        266
Threadfin bream         5,134       4,145       1,059        790
Salted/dried                 
Herring roe               393         355         543        433
Pollock roe               153         160         326        216
Salmon roe                242         343         418        471
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin                854         671         541        470
Arkshell                  751         604         308        392
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster             157         184         474        507
King crab               2,866       2,692       1,642      1,472
Tanner crab             2,757       1,782         918        633
Blue crab                 152         383         216        424
Other crab                523         631         587        631
Oyster                  1,473       1,395       1,292      1,304
Clam                    3,138       3,343         622        554
Frozen                       
Spiny lobster             450         493         605        754
Lobster                   108          86         222        167
Shrimp                 26,202      20,853      31,159     25,803
King crab               4,102       4,575       7,914      5,780
Tanner crab             1,856       1,431       1,833      1,172
Blue crab               1,196       2,261         526        961
Other crab                116         291         109        298
European cuttlefish       838       1,544         322        699
Octopus                11,981       8,116       3,986      4,522
Scallop                   125          34         110         22
Other cuttlefish        3,223       2,875       1,866      1,725
Squid                   3,281       7,895         329      1,204
Abalone                    45          52         222        233
Salted/dried                 
Squid                     151          46         100         30
Sea urchin roe             29          48         139        153
Jellyfish               1,206         527         474        242
Seaweed, dried            577         502         313        315
Seaweed, salted           594         873          52         59
Prepared                     
Eel                     4,137       4,461       4,346      7,119
Canned crab                 -           9           -         31
Fish meal              14,603      15,892         899      1,366
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu


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